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AA 1839 on time

American Airlines 1839: Washington to Dallas at 6:59 a.m. (past 12 months)

On time
88%
207 flights · likely 83–92%
Cancelled
1.5%
of scheduled flights
Typical arrival
−14 min
median vs schedule
When late
+75 min
average delay
Similar flights
86%
AA, same route & hour

About 1 in 8 AA 1839 flights from Washington arrived 15+ minutes late, diverted or cancelled over the past year (12%); 1.5% were cancelled. The typical flight landed 14 minutes early.

AA 1839: DCA → DFW

Scheduled to leave Washington at 6:59 a.m. local time. Over the past year it arrived on time 88% of the time (207 flights), in line with other AA flights on the route at that hour (86%). Last seen in the data Aug 31, 2026.

Month by month

40%70%100%May 2025: 65% on time (31 flights)65MayJun 2025: 73% on time (30 flights)73JunJul 2025: 90% on time (30 flights)90JulAug 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87AugSep 2025: 87% on time (30 flights)87SepOct 2025: 77% on time (31 flights)77OctNov 2025: too few flights (1 flights)NovApr 2026: 92% on time (24 flights)92AprMay 2026: 90% on time (31 flights)90MayJun 2026: 83% on time (30 flights)83JunJul 2026: 93% on time (29 flights)93JulAug 2026: 94% on time (31 flights)94Aug

By day of week

DayFlightsOn time
Monday3087%
Tuesday3093%
Wednesday3083%
Thursday2997%
Friday3080%
Saturday3087%
Sunday2889%

Why it was late

Airline (crew, maintenance, ops) 44%Air traffic & airport (NAS) 25%Late inbound plane 19%Severe weather 11%

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Questions

How often is AA 1839 from DCA to DFW late?

American Airlines 1839 from Washington, DC to Dallas/Fort Worth, TX arrived 15 or more minutes late, was diverted or was cancelled on 12% of 207 scheduled flights between September 2025 and August 2026. 1.5% were cancelled.

Flight numbers change. Figures cover flights with this airline, number and route only. "Likely range" is the 95% interval for the true on-time rate given the number of flights. This is history, not live status: check American Airlines for today's flight. Method.